A beggar who helped others is set to receive bigger help from PM
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – The Sherpur beggar, who has earned praise for providing his savings for helping Covid-19-hit people, has drawn the attention of …
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Forty-five years on: Bangabandhu’s five killers still at large
The government is exploring “all the avenues” to bring back five fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to execute …
Families claim children were ‘murdered’ at Jashore correctional facility
Family members of seventeen-year-old Abu Naeem and twenty-one-year-old Rasel alias Sujon, who died at Jashore Child Development Centre yesterday, claimed that it was not a …
Hungry for a walk, Dhaka residents defy Covid restrictions
Although economic activities have resumed to a large extent, the entertainment centres in the capital city remain closed as part of measures to limit transmission …
Two alleged wildlife smugglers held with lizard in Khulna
KHULNA, Aug 13, 2020 (BSS) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday arrested two alleged wildlife smugglers from Batiaghata upazila in Khulna along …
Bangladesh to register positive growth despite global recession: StanChart
DHAKA, Aug 13, 2020 (BSS) – Despite a global recession which is shaping up to be historic in scale, Bangladesh might be one of only …
Police foil terror plot at Sylhet shrine, arrest 5 suspects
A counterterrorism team arrested five members of Neo-Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo JMB) on Tuesday even as the banned outfit was planning to carry out major …
42 more deaths, 2,995 positive cases reported in Bangladesh
Forty-two more coronavirus patients died in Bangladesh in last 24 hours, raising the total fatality number to 3,513.Besides, infection cases reached 2,68,498 with 2,995 more …
Flood situation turns grim in Jashore, N’ganj; 7 die in 24 hrs
The overall flood situation has worsened in Jashore and Narayanganj districts with the rise of water level in the adjacent rivers, leaving thousands of people …
Slow internet nationwide as 2nd submarine cable damaged by excavator
Internet services across the country have been disrupted after the 2nd submarine cable was damaged in Patuakhali while “moving sand”. The incident happened this noon …